Event Report 34 – The one with all the PB’s

Inspired by the fine weather and perhaps the euphoria of the Woodley 10K the previous weekend, this weeks Woodley Parkrun enjoyed its highest attendance since mid-February. In the field of 154 athletes we welcomed 34 first timers.

The fine running conditions, it seems, also contributed to the remarkable total of 41 PB’s – or maybe it was being able to run 3 laps unhindered by dodgem cars and ‘childcatchers’………

Amongst those setting a new PB were both of this weeks gender category winners – Roy Maddams -16:56 - and Naomi Harris – one of our juniors – 23:38.

I am not able to mention all PBs here but there is one I would like to call out.
John Winston, who set a time of 27:38. No doubt inspired by the performance of his beloved Crystal Palace FC earlier this week. For those of you that know me, you will understand that it was hard enough for me to even speak to him today let alone give him a special mention here……

John romps home - just like Palace.

Milestones.

This week 2 athletes reached parkrun milestones. Congratulations to Michael Southerton who completed his 50th parkrun today, 27 of which have been here at Woodley. Congratulations as well to junior male Louis Morley who completed his 10th parkrun today. Don’t forget to reply to parkrun HQ letting them know the size of t-Shirt you would like.

Volunteers.

Of course, as is mentioned at every available opportunity, Woodley parkrun could not happen without our volunteers. Big thanks again to the team this week. As we approach the summer holiday season we will no doubt have some gaps in our roster. Please consider volunteering if you can. The tasks are all straightforward and you won’t be asked to do anything you feel uncomfortable with.

Hopefully see you all next week

Dave

parkrun says - remember everyone that due to the Carnival there is no Woodley parkrun on the 8th June!
here are the stats:
Woodley parkrun
Event number 34
18th May 2013

Men's placings:
Roy MADDAMS (SM30-34) of Belgrave Harriers, was first over the line in 16:56 - 4th time in 6 appearances.
Ryan BROOKLING (VM45-49) (Unattached) was second over the line in 17:15 - Has been first to finish on 3 previous occassions.
Thomas BURNS (JM15-19) of Bracknell AC, was third over the line in 17:18 - Was first to finish once before.

Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andy LORING (Unattached) 2327 pts.
Andrew BUTLER-WILLIS (Unattached) 2082 pts.
Richard MORGAN (Reading Roadrunners) 1953 pts.

Women's placings:
Naomi HARRIS (JW14) of Reading AC, was first (43rd overall) over the line in 23:38 - first time in 10 appearances.
Clare RUTTERFORD (SW30-34) (Unattached) was second (47th overall) over the line in 23:51 - Was first to finish once before.
Emily MARSHALL (SW30-34) (Unattached) was third (48th overall) over the line in 23:52.

Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Joanne KENT (Unattached) 2431 pts.
Rhona Louise SOUTHERTON (Unattached) 2404 pts.
Sarah POTTER (Unattached) 1943 pts.

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Ryan BROOKLING (VM45-49) was graded 82.22 % for the time 17:15 (second overall).
Thomas BURNS (JM15-19) was graded 80.44 % for the time 17:18 (third overall).
Benjamin CORLESS (JM14) was graded 77.89 % for the time 18:37 (5th overall).

This week there were 154 runners, of whom 34 were first timers and 41 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 14 different athletics clubs took part.

Woodley parkrun started on 13th October 2012, and since then 1,162 different runners, including participants from 79 athletics clubs, have completed 4,496 runs covering a total distance of 22,480 km, and there have been 1,150 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Katie Louise HENDERSON who ran in a time of 19:46 on 1st December 2012 (event number 8).
The Men's course record is held by Tom LERWILL who ran in a time of 16:25 on 12th January 2013 (event number 16).
The Age Grade course record is held by Mike TREES who recorded a 86.34 % run (17:05) on 9th March 2013 (event number 24).

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Woodley parkrun Results Page.

Hello everyone

Well it looked lovely out of the window at 7:30am but once we got to parkrun it looked like the weather fairies had abandoned us! Luckily the rain stayed in the clouds and we had good conditions for running! Despite the 10k on Sunday (thus so many of us volunteering and saving our legs - see you there!) we had 114 runners enjoying their 5k.

From a new(ish) Run Directors point of view it went really smoothly - I have to thank my excellent team of volunteers for doing their jobs like clockwork. THANK YOU ALL! Volunteer slots are available for next week so if you'd like a go, look out for the email on Monday.

We had a handful of first timers, and some visitors from Abingdon who I hope felt very welcome - lovely to see you and hope you return!

Photos from the event are now up on flickr and on the Woodley parkrun page

Lastly - we're planning to bring a laminator to the cafe next week - if you'd like to have your barcode laminated please come along. A small donation to cover costs and to add to the Woodley kitty would be appreciated!

Here are the stats:

Men's placings:
Ryan BROOKLING (VM45-49) (Unattached) was first over the line in 17:08 - third time in 6 appearances.
Andy LORING (SM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 19:33.
Dominic ASH (JM15-19) (Unattached) was third over the line in 19:50.

Women's placings: (possibly to be updated as we had an unknown at 14)
Naomi HARRIS (JW14) of Reading AC, was first (43rd overall) over the line in 23:57 - first time in 9 appearances.
Clare RUTTERFORD (SW30-34) (Unattached) was second (46th overall) over the line in 24:28 - Was first to finish once before.
Sophie LOCK (SW20-24) (Unattached) was third (49th overall) over the line in 24:47.

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Ryan BROOKLING (VM45-49) was graded 82.78 % for the time 17:08 (first overall).
Amanda TIPLADY (VW60-64) was graded 75.66 % for the time 26:01 (62nd overall).
Richard MORGAN (VM65-69) was graded 74.52 % for the time 22:30 (28th overall).

This week there were 114 runners, of whom 16 were first timers and 39 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 9 different athletics clubs took part.

Woodley parkrun started on 13th October 2012, and since then 1,128 different runners, including participants from 78 athletics clubs, have completed 4,342 runs covering a total distance of 21,710 km, and there have been 1,108 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Katie Louise HENDERSON who ran in a time of 19:46 on 1st December 2012 (event number 8).
The Men's course record is held by Tom LERWILL who ran in a time of 16:25 on 12th January 2013 (event number 16).
The Age Grade course record is held by Mike TREES who recorded a 86.34 % run (17:05) on 9th March 2013 (event number 24).

Happy running everyone!
Juliet

Who likes pacers ?
Who doesn't like pacers ?
Who wants to be one ?
June 1st - all you need is the ability to encourage others by them following you ...
Come on who wants to be one ?

We are having a pacing event on the 1st of June - each of the runners below will be running at the following target times to allow you to join them and help you reach your goals. It's still a run, not a race, but will act as a guide for you to chase the pace!

Pacers confirmed so far are:
Sub 18 - A.N.Other
Andy Loring (sub 20 minutes)
Aaron Chai (sub 22)
Andy Best (sub 24)
Dean Horrell (sub 26)
Neil Fenwick (sub 28)
Kerri French (sub 30)
Juliet Dimmick (sub 32)
Nelesh Kotecha (sub 34)
36 - A.N.Other
40 - A.N.Other
Martin French (get you round)

Jacob Flannigan (? Thanks for volunteering, please let us know what time you would be comfortable with!)

If you'd like to pace too - please let us know what pace you would feel comfortable with by email woodleyoffice@parkrun.com or in person at parkrun!

Happy running everyone!

Juliet

Our parkrunner of the month is .......drum roll please.............

 

It's Pam Bennett

 

Pam has embraced parkrunning and made some fab progress during April to PB form and is married to Les the dancing marshal

Well done Pammy

From Woodley parkrun

Run report by Georgia Whalley-Junior parkrunner & Ben Whalley-Georgia’s Dad

The Fair was still with us for this, the 32nd Woodley Parkrun, and I am sure they use it as an excuse to move the finish line further and further away! The 149 stalwart souls who ran today received the usual run briefing from Run Director, Jo Greenwood, who emphasised the important need for under-11 runners to be accompanied by their parents whilst out on the course.

Here is a link for more info about running with your children at a parkun

http://support.parkrun.com/entries/22026412-Can-children-take-part-

Joanna briefs the runners “Any child left unattended will be clamped and towed!”

There were 26 First Timers present this week which comprised 17% of the field, showing that Woodley continues to regularly attract new blood.

Enthusiastic First Timers

We were also lucky enough to be joined by Darren Wood who ran his 399th Parkrun today; an astonishing feat and a great performance as our 8th finisher with a time of 18:37!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris-drew/8706232305/

Darren Wood’s 399th Parkrun

After the briefing, we all made our way to the now familiar temporary start position near Coronation Hall and set off...

And they’re off.....!!!

Whilst the morning had started with some ominous clouds and a spot of rain, by the time the run was under way, the skies had cleared and the sun had replaced the dark rain clouds.

Congratulations go to Rob Sherwood who was not only our first finisher today in a time of 16:39 but also achieved a new PB!

Rob Sherwood crossing the line!

First lady in the funnel was Penny McCrabbe of Maidenhead AC, a First Timer for Woodley who finished in 19:58.

Penny McCrabbe

Also, in a new category, special mention goes to Hannah Quay who made it round in 24:39, pushing her son (pictured) in his buggy. That said, with a PB of 22:20, Hannah’s speedy result is perhaps no surprise!

Quay Jr preparing for warp speed!

A total of 745 km were run today, bringing the cumulative total for Woodley to date to 21140 km which represents 4228 individual runs.

At today’s event, the gentlemen outnumbered the ladies nearly 2:1, something we have not seen since Event 27. The average age grade was 57.09% and the average time was 26:31.

Today’s field was composed of 55% veterans, 33% seniors and 12% juniors; the smallest proportion of junior runners since Event 21. There were a fantastic 42 new PBs today which represents 28% of the total runners....a brilliant achievement!

Woodley parkrun Event #32 was brought to you by erstwhile volunteers: Stuart Humphries, Katherine Wood, Rowena Edmondson, David Harwood, Carol Jewell, Martin French, Stephen Lambden, Javier Perez-Amoros, Chris Drew, Andrew Runnacles and Andrew Stay.

See you all next week! Who’s doing parkrun and the Woodley 10k double?

Ben Whalley

Here are the other stats

Men's placings:
Rob SHERWOOD (SM25-29) (Unattached) was first over the line in 16:39 - first time in 4 appearances.
Mark SYMES (VM40-44) (Unattached) was second over the line in 16:50.
Ryan BROOKLING (VM45-49) (Unattached) was third over the line in 17:07 - Has been first to finish on 2 previous occassions.

Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andy LORING (Unattached) 2228 pts.
Andrew BUTLER-WILLIS (Unattached) 1893 pts.
Richard MORGAN (Reading Roadrunners) 1813 pts.

Women's placings:
Penny MCCRABBE (VW35-39) of Maidenhead AC, was first (11th overall) over the line in 19:58 - first appearance.
Abigail FUDGE (SW20-24) of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC, was second (29th overall) over the line in 22:09.
Laura READINGS (SW30-34) of Bracknell Forest Runners, was third (31st overall) over the line in 22:19.

Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Joanne KENT (Unattached) 2234 pts.
Rhona Louise SOUTHERTON (Unattached) 2222 pts.
Sarah POTTER (Unattached) 1856 pts.

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Paula FUDGE (VW60-64) was graded 83.98 % for the time 23:06 (40th overall).
Mark SYMES (VM40-44) was graded 83.56 % for the time 16:50 (second overall).
Ryan BROOKLING (VM45-49) was graded 82.86 % for the time 17:07 (third overall).

This week there were 149 runners, of whom 26 were first timers and 42 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 12 different athletics clubs took part.

Woodley parkrun started on 13th October 2012, and since then 1,112 different runners, including participants from 75 athletics clubs, have completed 4,228 runs covering a total distance of 21,140 km, and there have been 1,069 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Katie Louise HENDERSON who ran in a time of 19:46 on 1st December 2012 (event number 8).
The Men's course record is held by Tom LERWILL who ran in a time of 16:25 on 12th January 2013 (event number 16).
The Age Grade course record is held by Mike TREES who recorded a 86.34 % run (17:05) on 9th March 2013 (event number 24).

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Woodley parkrun Results Page.